A Convergence of ChromeOS Questions

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Welcome to episode 71 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. Damien and Will dive deep into the world of ChromeOS, reacting to the news out of Snapdragon Summit that Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon has seen Google's Android for PCs replacement and that it's, in his own words, "incredible." What should we expect out of Google's latest laptop venture? Could this be enough to get us to switch from Windows or MacOS? Our thoughts on all of those questions, plus a quick peek at the early unveiling of the OnePlus 15. Subscribe • YouTube Podcasts (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcKP282Ii48tKK_KUt1kq1Ist9FkYR6lO) • Pocket Casts (https://pca.st/podcast/ac8e6ce0-06b1-0136-c264-7d73a919276a) • Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/7pMiADiw0KAEW9Tg9UAEnZ?si=y8-L9zobTTucmjDVvMJOoQ&dl_branch=1) • Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alphabet-scoop/id1359922601) • Overcast (https://overcast.fm/itunes1359922601/alphabet-scoop) Timecodes • 00:00 - Intro and Android for PCs • 18:08 - What convinces people to switch? • 31:44 - Does this mean more hardware to come? • 39:46 - OnePlus 15 early announcement Hosts • Abner Li (https://9to5google.com/author/technacity/) • Damien Wilde (https://9to5google.com/author/damien9to5/) • Will Sattelberg (https://9to5google.com/author/willsattelberg/) Read more • Hands-on: Chromebooks are in a weird place, and Acer’s latest is a perfect example (https://9to5google.com/2025/09/03/hands-on-chromebooks-are-in-a-weird-place-and-acers-latest-is-a-perfect-example/) • (https://9to5google.com/author/nexusben1/) Google confirms ChromeOS and Android are being merged into ‘a single platform’ (https://9to5google.com/2025/07/14/google-confirms-chromeos-android-merging-single-platform/) • (https://9to5google.com/author/willsattelberg/) Google specifies how it will be the ‘ChromeOS experience on top of Android’ (https://9to5google.com/2025/07/14/chromeos-experience-android/) • The OnePlus 15 gets early reveal, with new image engine and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (https://9to5google.com/2025/09/25/oneplus-15-early-reveal/) Listen to more 9to5 Podcasts • The Sideload (https://9to5google.com/guides/the-sideload/) • 9to5Mac Happy Hour (https://9to5mac.com/guides/9to5mac-happy-hour/) • Electrek (https://electrek.co/guides/electrek-podcast/) • Space Explored (https://spaceexplored.com/guides/space-explored-podcast/) Feedback? Drop us a line at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) , leave a comment on the post, or reach out to our producer (mailto:[email protected]) .